This World Is Not My Own, I’m Just Passing Through

Happy Father’s Day

My dad has gone to be with the Lord almost four years ago but the memory of him still lives in my heart. I know that I’ve taken him for granted many times when he was alive but despite all that he has loved me unconditionally.

I remember the time when I was out of a job for a couple of months because the company I worked for had gone bust and he bought me a puppy to keep me company at home so that I wouldn’t feel so depressed. The puppy, a German Shepherd whom we named Snoopy would eventually become my dad’s companion when I got another job.

Then there was a time when a snake slithered into our kitchen while I was having dinner. I screamed and my dad came running to my rescue and believe you me, he whacked the snake so hard that it died. The first wooden stick he used broke and the snake only fell dead after the second strike with the shortened stick. Thank God that the snake didn’t kill my dad instead.

When I got my first car several years after I passed my driving test, I was afraid to drive to work. My dad accompanied me in the car when I drove to work in the morning. And then he drove the car home while I took a bus home in the evening. This went on for about three weeks until I was confident of driving on my own.

When I was a little child I would wait for my dad to come home from work and he would always pick me up to give me a cuddle and rub his cheek against mine to tickle me with the stubble on his face.

My dad loved plants, flowers and animals and we always had an animal living with us… err, I mean dogs mostly. He also inculcated the reading habit in me by buying lots of comics and books while I was growing up.

I don’t have a dad to celebrate Father’s Day anymore but I would like to wish every dad out there a “Happy Father’s Day”.

Dad, your strength, wisdom, dedication and love are constant reminders of the Lord’s blessing. You are a blessing to me. Thank you for being my friend, for teaching me, for sharing my adventures in life, for all that you have done for me and for being a wonderful father.